The latest signs of the Apocalypse: dead birds falling out of the sky and Mike Tyson becoming a published poet.

Retired Hall of Fame boxer Mike Tyson is trading in sucker punches for sonnets, he’s going from king of the ring to the king of cadence, he’s going from well…you get the point.

April is National Poetry month and the staff of Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine has invited Mike Tyson to contribute with original poetry in the March 15th issue. Actress Demi Moore is also expected to contribute with Maria Shriver serving as the issue’s guest editor.

Athletes who rap are basically some version of poets themselves as the music is basically spoken word. Even beloved boxer Manny Pacquiao moonlights in the music business.

But Mike Tyson wasn’t just any athlete, he was a gladiator.

It’s pretty hard to imagine the man who used to bite ears and deliver lethal jabs as a Robert Frost knock-off. But I guess anything is possible.